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RoboCup in Bremen, June 2006

Summary Team NimbRo was very successful at RoboCup 2006! In the Best Humanoid ranking our KidSize robots came in second, next only to the titleholder, Team Osaka. In the KidSize penalty kick competition we even won against TeamOsaka! [Video] We unfortunately lost the 2 vs. 2 KidSize final against TeamOsaka 5:9 after leading 4:1 at halftime and 4:4 draw after regular playing time. [Video] TeamOsaka also won the penalty kick competition of the TeenSize class against our robots Robotinho (striker) and Fritz (goal keeper). [Video] We made third places in the Technical Challenge and in the Footrace of the TeenSize class. See all results of the Humanoid League at RoboCup 2006.

18. 6. 2006 It was an exciting 2 vs. 2 final against Team Osaka! After the first half of the game we lead 4:1. But Team Osaka managed to catch up in the second half and the game ended after regular time in a 4:4 draw. After extra time the game finally ended 5:9 for Team Osaka, which now is the old and new world champion in the 2 vs. 2 competition. In the penalty kick competitions we are world champion in the kidsize class and made the second place in the teensize class. In the footrace we ranked third behind PAL Technology (first) and Team Osaka (second).

17. 6. 2006 It was a successful day for us! We reached the 2 vs. 2 final, as well as the penalty kick finals for kidsize and teensize. In all of these finals the oppenent will be Team Osaka. In the footrace we will compete for the third place tomorrow. The opponent will be Iran Fanavaran.

16. 6. 2006 On the third day the technical challenge for kidsize and teensize took place. It consisted of three parts: Dribbling around three poles, passing the ball five times between two robots and walking across rough terrain. Our robot Gerd (photo) successfully walked across the rough terrain in 1 minute, 14 seconds. Only one other robot was able to walk across the terrain without falling. In the final result we ranked third behind Team Osaka (first) and Darmstadt Dribblers / Hajime Team (second).

15. 6. 2006 On the second day we took part in the teensize penalty kick round robin and ranked first before PAL Technology (second), Team Osaka (third) and Iran Fanavaran (last). The semifinal is scheduled for saturday. In the kidsize 2 vs. 2 round robin we are the second best of our group and qualified for the quarter final, which also is scheduled for saturday.

14. 6. 2006 Team NimbRo participates in the humanoid league of the RoboCup 2006 in Bremen. In the penalty kick round robin our kidsize robots scored 5:5 against RoboErectus, 5:0 against ToinPhoenix, and 4:0 against BreDoBrothers. Hence we are the group winner having scored the most goals of all participating teams. In the footrace our teensize robots ranked second behind Team Osaka and before PAL Technology.

RoboCup Dutch Open 2006 in Eindhoven

Team NimbRo won the Humanoid League of the RoboCup Dutch Open 2006. This event was part of RoboLudens. Our robots Jupp and Sepp reliably scored penalty kicks. They won the Penalty Kick final against Humanoid Team Humboldt 4:0. They also played a 2 vs. 2 demonstration game with goalies from BreDoBrothers and Humboldt.

RoboCup 2005 in Osaka

Summary Team NimbRo was very successful at RoboCup 2005! In the Humanoid Kid Size League, we were the second best team behind Team Osaka. In the penalty kick competition of the Humanoid Medium Size League, we made even the first place. In the Kid Size League, our robots Jupp and Sepp made second places in the 2 vs. 2 games, scientific paper evaluation, and in the technical challenge. The third place of the technical challenge was also made by Team NimbRo with our medium size robot Max. See a video about the performance of our robots.

17.07.2005 Team NimbRo won the final of the penalty kick competition in the Humanoid Medium Size League! We beat Team Aria 3 : 0. In the Kid Size League, we lost the 2 vs. 2 final against Team Osaka 1 : 2. It was an exciting game and our players performed very well. Team Osaka was the best team of the whole competition. [See the results on the official pages of RoboCup 2005.] The picture on the right shows Max about to score the third goal against Aria.

16.07.2005 Team NimbRo reached the final in the Humanoid Medium Size League! In the 2 vs. 2 games of the Kid Size League, we won our quater final match 2 : 0 against Team RoboErectus. Unfortunately, we lost our quater final in the penalty kick competition, Team RO-PE had excellent players. [See the results on the official pages of RoboCup 2005.] The picture shows Jupp scoring a goal against RO-PE.

15.07.2005 Team NimbRo reached the semifinal in the Humanoid Medium Size League! In the 2 vs. 2 games in the Humanoid Kid Size League, robots Jupp and Sepp also performed well and are now the leading team in Group D. [See the results on the official pages of RoboCup 2005.] The picture on the right shows Jupp in an offense against Team ToinPhoenix.

14.07.2005 In the technical challenge of the Humanoid League, Team NimbRo achieved the second and third place! Robot Max walked around poles in the third best time and Jupp was able to kick a ball against a pole. The best robot was from Team Osaka, it even managed to walk over rough terrain. [See the results on the official pages of RoboCup 2005.]

13.07.2005 During the first round of the penalty kick competition, Team NimbRo achieved in the Humanoid Kid Size League an excellent result with 12 : 0 goals! We are now the leading team of our group. [See the results on the official pages of RoboCup 2005.] The picture on the right shows our robot Jupp striking a goal against Team ToinPhoenix.